2 | oz | Cognac |
1 | oz | Triple sec, Cointreau |
3⁄4 | oz | Lemon juice |
1 | twst | Orange peel |
1 | Sugar (to prepare the glass) |
Instructions
Shake, strain, serve up in sugar rimmed glass. Garnish with orange peel.
Notes
A few drops of lemon or orange bitters on top is a nice touch.
History
Original ratio was 1:1:1, as quoted by Robert Vermeire. This is the French School. Savoy has this as 2:1:1.
From other users
- My favorites so far have been a 2:1:1 with Meyer lemon and Courvoisier VS and a 3:2:1 with Remy Martin VSOP.
- I add 1/4 oz simple syrup. My ratio 2/.75/.75
- Joaquin Simo’s version: 2 oz, Pierre Fernand, .75 PF Dry Curaçao, .75 lemon juice, barspoon 2:1 rich Demerara syrup...
- Very good with 2 oz PF 1840, and either (a) 3/4 oz PF dry curaçao and 1 tsp 2:1 simple, or (b) 1/2 oz PF dry curaçao and 1/4 oz 2:1 simple.
- Arnold replaces 1/4 oz of Cointreau with simple syrup (2, 3/4, 3/4, 1/4)
- use 1840, meyer lemon juice, and cointreau 2, 1, 1 ratio. if I don't have meyer lemon up the cointreau slightly
- This is really good. I'll be enjoying it again for sure. Used Ansac VS cognac
- I prefer the ratios found on Esquire.com. The lemon is very present but does not overwhelm: 1 oz VS cognac 1 oz. triple sec 1/2 oz. lemon juice 1/2 oz. simple syrup
- Demerara sugar
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4 Comments
Thank you, bschneier
Submitted by Dan on
Originally posted by bschneier. Of several variations, this one has been adopted as the reference side car and is included in the Goodies > Quickstart Cocktails > Classic Cocktails.
Also there's Joaquin Simo's
Submitted by profondeur on
Also there's Joaquin Simo's version :
2.0 oz Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac
.75 oz Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao
.75 oz lemon juice
1 barspoon 2:1 Demerara sugar syrup (how much is a "barspoon" anyway?)
I made Difford's super-easy
Submitted by pinkfloyd4ever on
I made Difford's super-easy "Grand Sidecar" a couple weeks ago and was instantly a big fan! Replaces the cognac and Cointreau with just GrandMa since it's already a blend of cognac and orange liqueur.
https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/892/grand-sidecar
2 oz Grand Marnier
1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
That's it! Shake, strain, up, orange peel garnish, enjoy! Try one, it's so good!
Oh, and death to sugar-rimmed glasses!
As written, this drink is
Submitted by Zachary Pearson on
As written, this drink is really dry - 3 oz of 80+ proof spirit and some lemon juice. You need the sugar rim to hope to have any sense of balance. Thanks, Zachary